Archduke Ernest of Austria

Archduke Ernest of Austria (15 June 1553-20 February 1595) was Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1594 to 1595, succeeding Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort and preceding Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo.

Biography
Archduke Ernest was born in Vienna, Austria on 15 June 1553, the son of Emperor Maximilian and Maria of Spain. He was educated with his brother Emperor Rudolf II at court in Spain, and he was a candidate for the throne of Poland-Lithuania in 1573 and 1587. From 1594 to 1595, he served as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, and he died in Brussels in 1595.